Xantia groan
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Xantia groan
I own a 1999 xantia hdi 110. The front of the car can sit higher than the rear when left for a few hours, but my problem is, when I start it the front drops down along with this terrible groaning noise , its really embarrassing if someone is walking past! Ive owned 2 xantia's now and they've both done it! Anyone know what it is? Thanks
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or thatred_dwarfers wrote:The front struts on the Xantia aren't lubricated by deliberate leaks in the system. Pull down the gaiters and stick a bit of LHM or grease onto them, that should sort you out.
maybe mine was just a coincidence
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Indeed... I'm pretty sure there were some official Citroen 'fixes' to try and resolve the problem (such as putting rubber blocks behind the offending pipe) - none of which really worked. It seems to be worse on cars where this is a bit of leak off in the system that drops the pressure quite quicklt after shut down - this means the anti sink valve can beat the height corrector, and the height correction takes place just as the pressure rises again when you start up. Mine does it 70-80% of the time, but then I lose the pressure out of the rear quite quickly....addo wrote:Richard W swears it's a resonance of fluid through the suspension feed pipes.
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mine was doing it just a few seconds after you got out the car as it corrected down. this was before the ACC sphere blew though.
lubricating your struts certainly won't do any harm and will probably improve the ride if they're dry. So its a good place to start...
lubricating your struts certainly won't do any harm and will probably improve the ride if they're dry. So its a good place to start...
2006 C5 HDi 170
1998 Xantia Activa S1
1971 D Special
2006 C3 1.6 HDi SX,
1998 Xantia Activa S1
1971 D Special
2006 C3 1.6 HDi SX,
A 1/3 of Team WFA 'Clarkson'CitroJim wrote: I'm a pink fairy